BPD officer injured in wreck while responding to a call

Mobile license plate readers are mounted on either side of the light bar on the roof of a police cruiser in Alameda, Calif. on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. The Alameda City Council will vote on a plan to install license plate readers mounted on posts at all entry points into the island city. less

Mobile license plate readers are mounted on either side of the light bar on the roof of a police cruiser in Alameda, Calif. on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. The Alameda City Council will vote on a plan to install ... more

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Mobile license plate readers are mounted on either side of the light bar on the roof of a police cruiser in Alameda, Calif. on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. The Alameda City Council will vote on a plan to install license plate readers mounted on posts at all entry points into the island city. less

Mobile license plate readers are mounted on either side of the light bar on the roof of a police cruiser in Alameda, Calif. on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. The Alameda City Council will vote on a plan to install ... more

Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle

BPD officer injured in wreck while responding to a call

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Beaumont police are searching for a man who fled on foot following a head-on collision with a police vehicle at 3 a.m. Wednesday.

The officer was responding to a call about a large party with possible shots fired in the 9200 block of McLean Street when the crash happened.

According to information from the department, several vehicles were fleeing the area when a 2018 yellow Dodge Charger trying to pass other cars hit a police cruiser.

The officer was taken by EMS to a nearby hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries, the department said. The suspect's vehicle was towed, and officers still are searching for the driver.

If you have information about this incident, contact Beaumont Police Department (409) 832-1234.